Alice Winocur’s Proxima uses the astronaut film to show how mothers in professional setting have to both prove themselves in male-dominated environments and be a caring, supportive mom. This topic is somewhat rare on screen, bringing to mind the 1987 hidden gem Baby Boom.
Feel Good Film - podcasts
Here you'll find all of our episodes on films that we consider "Feel Good" films...the kind of film that gives you warm and fuzzy feelings like Paddington, Andrew Haigh's Weekend, and Local Hero.
Ep. 27: Comparing Little Women adaptations
In this episode, we compare and contrast two film adaptations of Little Women: Gilian Armstrong’s 1994 film and Greta Gerwig’s 2019 one.
Ep. 19: Bill Forsyth’s gentle comedies
In this episode of the Seventh Row podcast, we discuss two recently restored Scottish classic gentle comedies directed by Bill Forsyth, Gregory’s Girl (1981) and Local Hero (1983).
Ep. 18: Sergio and Sergei
In this episode of the Seventh Row podcast, we discuss the delightful Cuban comedy Sergio and Sergei, directed by Ernesto Daranas. This warm film about connecting across borders and a critique of totalitarian regimes is one of this year’s true hidden gems.
Ep. 10: October Sky
Episode 10 begins a mini-series covering movies about space exploration. Our first film in this series is Joe Johnston’s October Sky. For this discussion, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith and Associate Editor Brett Pardy October Sky is based on the true story of future NASA scientist Homer Hickam’s 1950s high […]